Diversity Tools

Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism
San Francisco State University
Humanities 307
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone: (415) 338-2083
Fax: (415) 338-2084
E-mail: ciij@sfsu.edu

Extensive lists of organizations and resources can be found at http://www.ciij.org/resources/

Journalism Institute for Minorities (JIM)
Wayne State University
191 Manoogian Hall
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: (313) 577-6304
E-mail: anails@wayne.edu
Web site: http://www.comm.wayne.edu/JIM.html

Latinos and Media Project
6304 Colina Lane
Austin, TX 78759
Phone: (512) 250-0487
E-mail: subervi@latinosandmedia.org
http://www-new.latinosandmedia.org/resources/index.html

Information and resources about a variety of issues related to Latinos and the media.

Mass Communicating: The Forum on Media Diversity
Manship School of Communication
Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-2223
Fax: (225) 578-2125
E-mail: adrienn@lsu.edu
http://www.masscommunicating.lsu.edu/about

Provides information about diversity in higher education and professional journalism and mass communication.

Radio and Television News Directors Foundation
1600 K St., NW   Ste. 700
Washington, D.C. 20006-2838
Phone: (202) 659-6510
Fax: (202) 223-4007

Get a copy of RTNDF's 'Diversity Toolkit' at http://www.rtnda.org/diversity/toolkit.shtml

Society of Professional Journalists Rainbow Rolodex
http://www.spj.org/diversity_search.asp

The SPJ Rainbow Sourcebook, a searchable database of experts compiled by and for journalists, makes it easy to step beyond the narrow demographic band usually seen in stories. The sourcebook, searchable by common news topics, features background and contact information on qualified experts from demographic groups historically underrepresented in the news.

SPJ Diversity Toolbox
http://www.spj.org/diversity.asp

The SPJ Diversity Toolbox offers essays and links to valuable resources to help journalists broaden the perspectives in their work.

Style guides

National Association of Black Journalists
http://nabj.org/newsroom/stylebook/index.html

Asian American Journalists Association
http://www.aaja.org/resources/apa_handbook/

National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Manual de Estilo ($14.95 plus shipping and handling) and 'Latinos in the United States: A Resource Guide for Journalists' ($8.50 shipping included) can be ordered at http://nahj.org/nahjproducts/nahjproducts.shtml, or call NAHJ at (202) 662-7483; fax, (202) 662-7144.

Native American Journalists Association
Red Report 2002, a content analysis on coverage of Native Americans by the largest U.S. newspapers, and Red Report 2003, a report about recognizing racism in sports team nicknames and mascots, can be found at http://www.naja.com/resources/publications/. In addition, two books can be ordered: 'The American Indian and the Media' and 'Pictures of our Nobler Selves: A History of Native American Contributions to the Media.''

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association:
http://www.nlgja.org/pubs/style.html